Tropical Deforestation

Herausgeber: Spray, Sharon; Moran, Matt

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of deforestation. Contributions from scientists and academics in the social sciences and humanities provide readers with an initial 'tool kit' for understanding the concepts central to their disciplinary perspective and the multi-dimensional aspects of deforestation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780742534810
• ISBN-10: 0742534812
• Artikelnr.: 21847020

Autorenporträt

Edited by Sharon Spray and Matt Moran - Contributions by Mark A. Cochrane; Deborah McGrath; Ken Smith; Peter Klepeis; Erin Sills; Subhrendu Pattanayak and Doris Fuchs

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Threats to Biological Diversity: A Biological Perspective on
Tropical Forests Chapter 2 A Changing Landscape: A Geographical Perspective
on Tropical Deforestation Chapter 3 The Sweet Earth: A Biogeochemistry
Perspective of Tropical Forest Soils Chapter 4 From Farmers to Satellites:
A Human Geography Perspective Chapter 5 Tropical Trade-offs: An Economic
Perspective on Tropical Forests Chapter 6 Global Governance: An
International Relations Perspective on Tropical Forests Chapter 7
Concluding Thoughts